embryonic development by timeline Flashcards
Day 0
fertilization by sperm
Day 3
morula
Day 5
blastocyst
Day 6
implantation
Within 1 week
hCG secretion ebgins after implantation
Within 2 week
bilaminar disk (epiblast and hypoblast)
Within 3 weeks
gastrulation forms trilaminar disk. Beginning of primitive streak, notochord forms
within 3-8 weeks
neural tube formation, organogenesis, high susceptibility to teratogens
Week 4
heart begins to beat, upper and lower limb buds begin to form
Week 8
fetal movement, fetus looks like a baby
week 10
genitalia have differentiated by sex
dizygotic
dichorionic, diamniotic
0-4 days
dichorionic, diamniotic (fused or separate placenta possible)
4-8 days (morula)
monochorionic, diamniotic
8-12 days (blastocyst)
monochorionic, monoamniotic